Adam Smith steps in to face Joel Powell at Hard Knocks Fighting Championship’s HK45 fight night event on September 25 2015. Smith, a 5’9” welterweight fighter from Spokane, Washington, USA, has nine wins and only four losses in his professional mixed martial arts career. Smith has won seven of his bouts by way of submission and has never been knocked out or TKO'd.

His opponent Powell is four inches taller and has only lost two bouts in the last three years, one via submission. He carries wins in a variety of knockouts, TKOs, submissions and fights that go the distance, however he hasn’t won via submission since 2012. Smith vs. Powell will be an incredible display of mixed martial arts skills - an extremely technical fight for both of these experienced fighters.